Edward Heylyn (1695 – April 10, 1765) was a merchant and entrepreneur who was one of the founders of the Bow porcelain factory.
His brother Dr John Heylyn, known as The Mystic Doctor, was a powerful preacher and prebend of Westminster Abbey.
He was one of the nominees on a patent for Bow porcelain manufactory there on 6 December 1744 in partnership with Thomas Frye.
A clay known as Unaker was used to begin with at Bow;[6] this is known to have been shipped from North Carolina, where another brother Henry Heylyn had interests Although his name did not appear on subsequent patents he remained involved with the Bow works as his name appears in the insurance papers.
[7] Heylyn died at the age of 70 on the Isle of Man,[3] then a haven for people escaping creditors.